Pete's Walks - Ashridge, Frithsden, Ward's Hurst Farm (page 3 of 5)
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Almost immediately after this there was a huge meadow close by on my right (it is completely surrounded by trees and has a copse its in it middle). This whole section was very muddy, making it less enjoyable than usual. Again I was constantly weaving in and out, looking for the least muddy option.
The bridleway continuing between Brickkiln Cottage and Coldharbour Farm
The bridleway continuing between Brickkiln Cottage and Coldharbour Farm
The bridleway continuing between Brickkiln Cottage and Coldharbour Farm (just visible on the left)
Eventually the bridleway reached a bend in a drive, with Coldharbour Farm on my left. The Ashridge Estate Boundary Trail goes left here, but I continued straight on along the drive (which gave me a brief respite from the mud) for maybe a hundred yards then took a path forking right into the trees. I followed this path for several hundred yards (again it was very muddy) until it reached a small car park on the Northchurch-Ringshall road (I was parked about a mile and a quarter to the right along this road).
The drive continuing ahead from Coldharbour Farm
The path forking right from the drive
Further along the path
The path as it approaches the Northchurch-Ringshall road
Across the road I continued along a bridleway through more of the Ashridge woods for a quarter of a mile or so, then turned right along a wide path that crossed the bridleway. I followed this path north for just over half a mile (I only took a couple of photos along here, probably because I was concentrating on finding a way through the mud) until it brought me to a small parking area next to the drive to the Bridgewater Monument. I turned left along the drive, keeping to the right as I approached the monument.
The start of the bridleway on the other side of the road
Further along the bridleway
The footpath after I turned right, heading to the drive to the Bridgewater Monument
Further along the path
The drive to the Bridgewater Monument